Friends of the Opera
Friends of the Opera
Pensacola Opera gratefully acknowledges the philanthropic spirit and outstanding generosity of the following donors whose gifts, supporting annual operating and programmatic expenses, have allowed Pensacola Opera to reach new artistic heights and achieve greater fiscal stability. In order to enhance the benefits earned at each level of membership, Pensacola Opera has realigned the program to include not only contributions to the Annual Fund, but every dollar donated to Pensacola Opera’s special events, education programs, and end of year campaigns.
This list reflects gifts made during the Opera’s most recently completed fiscal year through program publishing, November 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020, as well as all pledges made to date for our current fiscal year. If you have recently made a gift and your name is not listed here, we sincerely look forward to recognizing you in next season’s program and on the inserted listing.
Verismo Circle
Members of the Verismo Circle, in recognition of their support of our mainstage productions, mainstage artists, and Artists in Residence, receive personalized attention and benefits tailored to their interests.
Puccini Level ($25,000+)
Diane Peterson
Janice R. Miller
Drs. Nell and James Potter
Ruth Orth and Rick Harper
Verdi Level ($15,000-$24,999)
Vaughan Hedrick & Don Partington
and 1 who wishes to remain anonymous
Wagner Level ($10,000-$14,999)
Justine Simoni
Robert and Clair Montgomery
William McGinnes
Members of the Bel Canto Circle expand their operatic experience through the enjoyment of events which provide exclusive access to our mainstage artists.
Bel Canto Circle
Rossini Level ($5,000-$9,999)
Bobby and Karen Emmons / Thompson-Walden Insurance
Dr. Huey and Mrs. Helen McDaniel
Dr. Michael Riesberg
Jim and Ann Neal
Pam and Harry Schwartz
Dr. Scott and Lois Benson
Sheila and Bobby Dunn
Robert and Jenna Byrnes
Vivian Luce
Donizetti Level ($2,500-$4,999)
Allan Benton
Brian and Marie Baumgardner
Diane Appleyard
Dr. & Mrs. Frank and Laura Gilliam
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Cannon
Dr. Joanne Bujnoski
Dr. John and Theresa Brannan
Dr. Juliet DeCampos and Keith M. Kundahl
Drs. Robert and Karen Huang
Franklyn Cutrone
Gene Olsen
Holly Benson
Jane Ferguson
Joe and Barbara Jackson
Lisa S. Minshew
Lt Col Dave and Lyndi Kessler
Lydia & Jeff Abram
Martha and Tom Richard
Nan Einhart
Nan Harper and John Pinzino
Paul and Lynne Tobin
Ralph and Jan Peterson
Robert Webb
Stuart E. Bugg
Bellini Level ($1,000-$2,499)
Drs. Barbara Wade and David Norfleet
Bill and Mary Andre Varner
Buzz Ritchie
Carol Ann Carmody
Carol Law
Colonel and Mrs. Richard J. Hooton, Jr.
Curt Morse
Deborah Hinkley
Donald Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Carlton
Ms. Mardi McDaniel
Edwin and Teresa Rogers
Jean Norman
Jeannie Kamerman
Tracy Clark
Jenny Loftin
Jerome Shannon
Karen Burke
LCDR Phil Webb USN (Ret.)
Lyon Living Trust
Mark Chastain
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Canapa
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Earnhart
Philomena Madden
Richard B. and Shirley D. Knight
The Chau Family
and 3 who wish to remain anonymous
Classical Circle
Members of the Classical Circle celebrate the birth of opera and match the contributions of its earliest composers with their financial support.
Mozart Level ($500-$999)
Bob and Faye Robinson
Colonel and Mrs. William Holway
David and Carolyn Dear
Dona and Joseph Wcislo
Dottie Galloway
Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Judith Seltzer
Dr. Patrick Shannon
Gene Olson
Gene Rosenbaum
Greg Watson
Henry and Carmela Porter
Karen and Philip LeGrand
Kathy and Jim Miller
Laura Wood
Lorraine and Dennis Phillips
Marcia Moritz
Marny and Don Needle
Michael and Phyllis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Will Merrill
Robert and Gloria Turner
Rosilan Leahy
Ross Maple
Sam and Anna Crow
William Dahut
Beethoven Level ($250-$499)
Alfred Picardi
Allen and Susan Pote
Amelia Koza
Ann and Herb Woll
Ann and Max Novakowski
Brian and Crystal Spencer
Commander and Mrs. Alan Robinson
David and Barbara Thompson
Don and Rita Meyer
Donald and Becky McPheron
Dr. And Mrs. Daniel Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Sauls
Dr. Gayle Baugh
Dr. Joaquin and Adela Lubkowitz
Dr. Louise Tolbert
Germaine Weldon
Holly Moore
Jason Crays
JoAnn and Glenn Atkin
Joseph Lyman
Joseph T. and Georganne S. Sherrel
Laurie Flynn Tankersley
Lewis and Belle Bear
Mandy & Vince Sacco
Mark Gillman and Jeff Nall
Mary Ann Long
Michael D. Weinstock, Esq.
Mike and Cathy Stephenson
Pamela Brown
Pat and Donna Quinn in Honor of Gulf Breeze Zoo
Paula Brasch
Raymond and Carol Engel
Rhonda Poirier
Rich and Judy Burns
Richard Klementavicius
Rosemary Carrico
Ruth Grossman
Ruth Pikell
Sheri Levitus
Terry Spence
Wardrobe Witchery
and 1 who wishes to remain anonymous
Monteverdi Level ($100-$249)
Alex and Kirstin Gartner
Amanda Brown & Virna Reynoso
Andrea Seymour
Anja Del Valle
Anne and Ben Riddles
Anne and Robert Hart
Anne Heitman
Arnold Ondis
Ashley Harris
Barbara Gaile
Belinda Puetz
Bertrun H. Delli
Beryl Diane Davis
Betty Roberts
Beverly Ishol
Bob Christy and Ian Doheny
Bobbi and Bill Godwin
Brenda Westfall
Brigette Brooks
Brinda Halseth
Catherine and Bill Hendren
Chalita Baehr
Chelsea Alberda
Cheryl Caraglior
Chuntell Patterson
Constance Watson
Dale Hensley
David Hoffman and Penny Rice
Deborah Hart
Don W. Bryant
Donna Decker
Dorothy R. Schuman
Doug Krebs
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Barbour
Dr. and Mrs. Howard E. Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. Rosendo Mendez
Dr. Joseph Plunkett
Drs. Charles and Ellen Neal
Elise Gordon, M.D.
Ellanor Pruitt
Ellen K. Roston
Genevieve Starkweather
George and Abigail Panayiotou
George and Annette Brinkman
George Ferris
George Frankfurter
Gilbert Hyndman
Gisela Vogentanz
Heidi G. Hutson
Helen Long Ihns
James and Carol Cox
James Johnson
Jane and Bob Holroyd
Jaun and Gayle Ortiz
Jerome B. Gordon and Jean-Ellen Giblin
Jerry and Megan Pratt
Jim O’Connor
Jodi Gup
John and Brenda Smith
John Carroll
John Morgan
John Owens
John Toole
Joseph Herron
Judge and Mrs. Robert Hilliard
Judith Goodwin
Judith M. Oldenburg
Julie and Jeff Sherman
Julie Sheppard and Phil Turner
Kairym Lisch Pena
Karl Anderson
Karl Castro
Kat Irion
Kathryn and Jay Madison
Kathryn Friedrich
Ken and Elizabeth Woolf
Kendall Nutt
Kenneth and Josephine Cooperman
Kristin Burke
Laura Hernandez
Laurence Jarvik and Nancy Strickland
Laurie and Lloyd Meyer
Lee Hansen
Linda Langford
Linda S Oelkuct
Liz Johnstone
Marcia and Frederick Fisher
Margaret L. Benner
Marisa Curtis
Mark and April Edwards
Martha Horton
Martha Moss
Marty and Sheryl Stanovich
Mary Blackwell
Mary K. Jones
Mary R. Poss
Mary Werner
Michael Kasch
Mitch Goldstein
Monica Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Teegarden
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Parsons
Ms. Mitra Ardelan
Ms. Sally Andress
Myra Van Hoose
Nicki Skipper
Niranjan and Denise Suri
Noah Moseley
Norman and Sara Hyduk
Pamela J Davey
Pat Cornish
Patricia Lew
Patricia Taylor & Christopher Pechman
Patricia Zani
Paul Blakeburn
Paula Turner
Richard and Diane Hahner
Richard and Madeleine Jaehne
Richard Joiner
Robert B. Simpson
Rose Castro
Sabrina Adams
Sandra and Walter Dulian
Scott Mindrebo
Steve Billitz
Steven Brown
Suellen Hudson
Sylvia Rockwell
Tatyana Vlasova
Thomas and Mary Wheeler
Thomas Roberts and Charlotte Cheney
Tina Tortomase
Todd Snyder
Valeriya Babak Nugent
Vicki Bordelon
Vivian Krumel
Wendell and Michel Henry-Slater
William A. “Tony” McDonald, M.D.
William Malone
and 3 who wish to remain anonymous
In Honor Of
Camille Sherman
Julie Sherman
Frank Cutrone and Philomena Madden
Carol Law
Jan Miller
William Linne
Jan Miller’s Birthday
Ann and Herb Woll
Your Young Resident Artist Program
Julie Sherman
In Memory Of
Ann Ackerman
Monica Thompson
Larry Becker
Donna Decker
Sam Crow
Anna and Sam Crow
Frank Cutrone
Diane Appleyard
Laverne and Dick Baker
Laura and Carlo Canapa
Judy and Richard Cannon
William Dahut
Barbara and Joe Jackson
Marny and Donald Needle
Jean Norman
Donald Partington
Diane Peterson
Alfred Picardi
Martha and Tom Richard
Faye and Robert Robinson
The Rogers Foundation
Tara Roukey
Julie Sheppard and Phil Turner
Francis Holden
Robert and Clair Montgomery
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ed Siegel
Merrill Newbill
Judy and Rich Burns
Il trovatore Ticket Donors
Last March, Pensacola Opera had to make the devastating decision to shut down our production of Il trovatore just days before Opening Night due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, we didn’t know how long our theatre would be dark.
We are incredibly grateful for our patrons who chose to donate the cost of their tickets to our canceled production. The generosity of these patrons listed below helped alleviate many of the costs associated with a show that never saw the stage. For that, we thank you.
Alan and Lyubov Brothers
Alex and Kirstin Gartner
Alfred Picardi
Alicia Coon
Allan Benton
Amelia Koza
Andre Ryland
Andrea Seymour
Andrew D’Apice
Anja Del Valle
Ann and Herb Woll
Anne and Ben Riddles
Anne and Robert Hart
Anne Heitman
Arnold Ondis
Ashley Harris
Barbara Cully
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Barbara Gaile
Barbara Vandiver
Barbara Wade and David Norfleet
Belinda Mahon
Belinda Puetz
Betty Roberts
Beverly Ishol
Bianca Villegas
Bill and Mary Andre Varner
Bob and Faye Robinson
Bob and Joy Zeanah
Bobbi and Bill Godwin
Bobby and Karen Emmons / Thompson-Walden Insurance
Bonnie Bomhoff
Brenda Westfall
Brianna Best
Brinda Halseth
Bruce Johnson
Buzz Ritchie
Captain and Mrs. F. P. Hopkins, USCG (Ret.)
Carol Cooper
Carol Law
Catherine and Bill Hendren
Chelsea Alberda
Cherryl Clark
Cheryl Caraglior
Christina Dowd
Christine Mattera
Claire Laurion
Colonel and Mrs. Richard J. Hooton, Jr.
Colonel and Mrs. William Holway
Commander and Mrs. Alan Robinson
Constance Watson
Curt Morse
Dale Hensley
Dale Nutter
Danny Lyons
David and Barbara Thompson
David and Carolyn Dear
David Hoffman and Penny Rice
David Newton
Deanna Dalrymple
Deborah Hart
Debra J Elmore
Debra Odom
Diane Carney
Diane Peterson
Donald and Becky McPheron
Donald H. Partington
Donald Munro
Dorothy R. Schuman
Doug Krebs
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Carlton
Dr. And Mrs. Daniel Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. F. Norman Vickers
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Barbour
Dr. and Mrs. Howard E. Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Sauls
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Cannon
Dr. and Mrs. Rosendo Mendez
Dr. Donald P. Schlueter and Mrs. Mardi McDaniel
Dr. Gayle Baugh
Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Judith Seltzer
Dr. Huey and Mrs. Helen McDaniel
Dr. Joanne Bujnoski
Dr. John and Theresa Brannan
Dr. Joseph Plunkett
Dr. Juliet DeCampos and Keith M. Kundahl
Dr. Louise Tolbert
Dr. Michael Riesberg
Dr. Patrick Shannon
Drs. Charles and Ellen Neal
Drs. Nell and James Potter
Drs. Robert and Karen Huang
Earl Jackson
Ed Smith
Edward Varela
Elizabeth Curry
Elizabeth King
Ellanor Pruitt
Ellen K. Roston
Frances Vinci
Gene Olsen
Genevieve Starkweather
George and Abigail Panayiotou
George and Annette Brinkman
George Ferris
George Frankfurter
Germaine Weldon
Gilbert Hyndman
Gilbert Saenz
Hannah Moore
Heidi Anderson
Heidi G. Hutson
Holly Moore
Jack Bonney
Jacob Gibson
Jacqueline McCabe
James and Carol Cox
James Johnson
Jamila Carter
Jane and Bob Holroyd
Janet Lloyd
Janeth Bondurant
Janice R. Miller
Jason Crays
Jaun and Gayle Ortiz
Jean Norman
Jeannie Kamerman
Jennifer Herrera
Jenny Loftin
Jerome B. Gordon and Jean-Ellen Giblin
Jerry and Megan Pratt
JoAnn and Glenn Atkin
Joann Jordan
Joe and Barbara Jackson
Joesph Herzog
John and Brenda Smith
John Carroll
John D. Page
John Kellas
John Kelly
John Owens
John Toole
Joseph Dillard
Joseph Herron
Joseph T. and Georganne S. Sherrel
Juan Ochoa
Judge and Mrs. Robert Hilliard
Judith Hessel
Judith M. Oldenburg
Justine Simoni
Kairym Lisch Pena
Karen and Philip LeGrand
Karen Burke
Karen Clark
Karen Morris
Karin Pomerantz
Kat Irion
Kathryn and Jay Madison
Kathryn Friedrich
Kathy and Jim Miller
Kathy Cooke
Kathy McBride
Katie Parker
Katie Powell
Ken and Elizabeth Woolf
Kendall Nutt
Kenneth and Josephine Cooperman
Kristin Burke
Kristina Bennett
Laura Hernandez
Laura Wood
Laurie and Lloyd Meyer
LCDR Phil Webb USN (Ret.)
Lee Hansen
Lennie Foster
Lewis and Belle Bear
Lilly Eubanks
Linda S Oelkuct
Lisa Chardon
Lisa S. Minshew, Attorney At Law
Liz Johnstone
Lori Jimmerson
Lorraine and Dennis Phillips
Lt Col Dave and Lyndi Kessler
Lydia & Jeff Abram
Lynn Hart
Lyon Living Trust
Marcia and Frederick Fisher
Marcia Moritz
Margaret L. Benner
Margo Broxton
Marguerite Fernandes
Marianne Kelly
Marianne McGee
Mark and April Edwards
Mark Chastain
Mark Gillman and Jeff Nall
Marny and Don Needle
Martha and Tom Richard
Martha Horton
Martha Simpkins
Marty and Sheryl Stanovich
Mary Ann Long
Mary Blackwell
Mary Gutierrez
Mary Jane Foster
Mary K. Jones
Mary Lane
Mary Newman
Mary R. Poss
Mary Werner
Maura Hall
Maureen McNeill
Melissa Cross
Merlyn Tidemann
Merritt Glass Company, Inc.
Michael D. Weinstock, Esq.
Michael Kasch
Michael Newcomb
Mike and Cathy Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Teegarden
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Canapa
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Will Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Earnhart
Mr. John Hargrave
Ms. Cardon
Ms. Mitra Ardelan
Ms. Sally Andress
Myra Van Hoose
Nan Einhart
Nan Harper and John Pinzino
Nicki Skipper
Niranjan and Denise Suri
Noah Moseley
Norman and Sara Hyduk
Pam and Harry Schwartz
Pamela Brown
Pamela J Davey
Pat and Donna Quinn in Honor of Gulf Breeze Zoo
Pat Cornish
Pat Reeder
Patricia Barry
Patricia Franklin
Patricia Lew
Patricia Taylor & Christopher Pechman
Patricia Zani
Patrick and Ann O. Mitchell
Paul and Joan Sykes
Paul and Lynne Tobin
Paul Blakeburn
Paul Dublin
Ralph and Jan Peterson
Raymond and Carol Engel
Rebecca Sikes
Renee Nichols
Rhonda Poirier
Richard and Diane Hahner
Richard and Madeleine Jaehne
Richard B. and Shirley D. Knight
Richard Joiner
Robert and Clair Montgomery
Robert B. Simpson
Robert Browder
Robert Byrnes
Robert Kugelman
Robert Webb
Roger and Joan Block
Rosa Mitchell
Rose Castro
Rosemary Carrico
Rosilan Leahy
Ross Maple
Ruth Grossman
Ruth Orth and Rick Harper
Ruth Pikell
Sabrina Adams
Sandra and Walter Dulian
Sara Rodriguez
Scott and Lois Benson
Scott Jordan
Scott Mindrebo
Sheila and Bobby Dunn
Sheri Levitus
Shirley and Norman Holmes
Spencer and Mary Anne Mitchem
Steve Billitz
Steven Brown
Stuart E. Bugg
Susan Cobb
Sylvia Rockwell
Tabatha Ortegren
Terry Spence
The Chau Family
Thomas and Mary Wheeler
Thomas Roberts and Charlotte Cheney
Thomas Wells
Tina Winland
Todd Snyder
Tom Verlaan
Tom Wachs
Tracy Clark
Valeriya Babak Nugent
Vaughan Hedrick
Vicki Bordelon
Vivian Krumel
Wai-shing Yung
Wendell and Michel Henry-Slater
William A. “Tony” McDonald, M.D.
William and Cherrie Rankin
William and Karin Streetman
William Malone
Wylda Sparrow
and 7 who wish to remain anonymous
Public Support
Pensacola Opera gratefully extends its deepest thanks to the following businesses, foundations, and public agencies for their generous support through gifts, both cash and in-kind, that underwrite performances, special projects, and operational expenses. Their philanthropy permits Pensacola Opera to maintain a sound fiscal base while achieving new artistic heights.
This list reflects gifts made during the Opera’s most recently completed fiscal year through program publishing, November 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020, as well as all pledges made to date for our current fiscal year. If you have recently made a gift and your name is not listed here, we sincerely look forward to recognizing you in next season’s program and on the inserted listing.
Verismo Circle
Puccini Level ($25,000+)
Verdi Level ($15,000-$24,999)
Ballinger Publishing
Rossini Level ($5,000-$9,999)
Critical Difference, Inc.
Bear Family Foundation
Culinary Productions
Executive Landscaping
WEAR ABC 3
Donizetti Level ($2,500-$4,999)
Bellini Level ($1,000-$2,499)
Classical Circle
Mozart Level ($500-$999)
Beethoven Level ($250-$499)
Montiverdi Level ($110-$249)
Merritt Glass Company, Inc.
Dr. James & Nell Potter Legacy Fund
It would be difficult to fathom that 38 years ago when Nell and Jim Potter joined with other like-minded individuals to create a community-based opera company, they envisioned today’s Pensacola Opera. In addition to their countless volunteer hours in support of a local opera company, Drs. Jim and Nell Potter knew that the young company’s future must be built on a solid financial foundation. Their contribution in the design and construction of both scenery and costumes was matched by financial support for the long and short term goals of the fledgling company. As the company grew, the Potters continued their stewardship through service as members of the Board of Trustees. The establishment of the Drs. James and Nell Potter Legacy Fund solidifies both the Potter’s and our company’s commitment to long term financial and artistic success.
The James and Nell Potter Legacy Fund recognizes those individuals who have included Pensacola Opera in their estate and philanthropic plans. With a bequest or other planned gift, you can provide the means necessary to ensure future generations of opera lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy the same high caliber productions enjoyed today.
Let us help you realize your Pensacola Opera Legacy. A planned gift can meet your life goals and financial needs and provide you or your estate with significant tax benefits – all while granting the opera company you love a very generous gift.
Ways to Give
Beneficiary Designations
Name the Opera as a beneficiary of your IRA, savings account, life insurance policy, or donor-advised fund.
Charitable Gift Annuities & Remainder Trusts
Gifts from which you (or a designee) can receive lifetime income.
Bequests by Will
For general support or a favorite aspect of the Opera’s mission.
Stocks
Diversify the Opera's portfolio.
Estate Planning
Establish an estate plan naming Pensacola Opera as one of the beneficiaries.
Members of the Legacy Fund
Ron and Valmae Besser ††
Mr. Frank Brophy †
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Canapa
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Cannon
Edith G. Carter †
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gernon
George Hartman †
Robert and Lisa Hilliard
Drs. Kyle Marrero and Jane Redding
Mr. William McGinnes
Mrs. Janice R. Miller
Mr. Donald H. Partington
Drs. James and Nell Potter
Patricia and David Rosser
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Strong ††
Colonel George Willis Tate† and Kit Hearn Tate
† Listed in memoriam
To learn more about how you can be a member of the Legacy Fund, please contact our Executive Director, Chandra McKern at Chandra@pensacolaopera.com. By informing us of your planned gift, you will be included as a member of this important group of friends. All inquiries are strictly confidential.
